^^GLJSTAYA (M-CURDY OF CHICAGO ATION ALLY FAMOUS LYRIC SOPRANO WAS FIRST NEGRO SINGER TO SING THE'SiAR SPAN6LED BANNER'iN MADISON SQUARE GARDEN AT THE JACKIE WILSON -RAYROB1NSON.FIGHT. MISS MSCURDY ISA GRADUATE OF MICHIGAN STATE NORMAL COLLEGE. ^)NE OF AMERICA'S LEADING wl ARCHITECTS IN THE FIELD OF FEDERAL /^k CONSTRUCTION HAS DESIGNED HOUS- ( ING PROJECTS COSTING MORE THAJ*A3gj $10,000,000. ONCE HEAD OF DEPT.OF ARCHITECTURE AT HOWARD U-H?| STUDIED IN EUROPE AND RECEIVED HIS A.b! FROM UOF PENN-AND M.A FROM COLUMBIA U.1 — _Copyright 1X8 by G«or— L. Lot ^ ME DESIGNED THE HOUSING PROJECT . FOR HENRY FORDS \ WILLOW PUN WAP WORKERS Calcutta, India — Pvt. Samuel J Barton, 2419 N. 24th St., Omaha, is a member of a Negro company work ing with port battalions to keep this huge supply base known as the best army port in a theater of war. The army port of Calcutta, part of the Base Section of the India-Burma '.heater and commanded by Brig. Gen. R. R. Neyland has consistently led the world in the speed of unloading ships, tonnage handled in a day, and gross and net tonnage discharged. I Working in the broiling heat of In dia, the port companies have cut down the unloading time from 17 to an average of 3% days. Recently a Liberty ship was unloaded at Calcutta in 44 hours, 5 minutes for a new world’s record. Through Calcutta’s important port flows most of the equipment, mater iel and supplies which is trucked over the Stilwell road and flown over the Hump for the fighting forces in China. These men — crane operators, checkers, unloading supervisors, truck and train loaders, hatch men, lift op erators—have received high praise for their efficient 24-hour operation of handling supplies. New York—The NAACP was ad vised today by the Navy Department that the sentences of the 50 Negro seamen convicted in October, 1944, for mutiny at Yerba Buena Island, California, have been held legal. Ralph A. Bard, Acting Secretary of the Navy declared, “the trials were conducted fairly and impartially.” He stated further that, ‘racial discrimi nation was guarded against.” Through Special Counsel Thurgood Marshall the NAACP has made a formal request to Secretary of the Navy Forrest al for permission to file additional briefs and for opportunity to present the case personally before him. The Negro seamen were origi nally charged with mutiny in August, 1944, for refusal to load ammunition at Port Chicago, California, where in vestigation revealed more than 300 of their number nad oeen killed in an explosion the month before. Un der the supervision of white officers the men had received no previous training in the handling of ammuni tion prior to the disaster. Race and race prejudice was con tinuously injected into the proceed ings by Lieutenant Commander Wil liam F. Coakley, Trial Judge Advo cate, during the trial from Septem ber 14 to October 24, 1944. Testi mony in the case revealed two of the men were suffering from the effects of broken arms when the alleged or der was given to load ammunition. Another, weighing only 104 pounds had a Navy doctor’s certificate stating he should not be given hard work. Despite a Navy psychiatrist’s testi-j mony at the trial substantiating cer-J tain definite fear reactions which menl experiencing an explosion of this kind! would have, and despite the testi mony of the 50 accused, the Court followed the demands of the Trial Judge Advocate, finding the men guilty of mutiny and sentencing each of them to 50 years imprisonment. Sentences were pronounced after 85 minutes deliberation. Reductions were made later by the Navy. NAACP Presents Brief in Behalf of Men At the request of the men, NAACP Special Counsel Thurgood Marshall presented a memorandum brief and argued the case personally before the Assistant Judge Advocate General of the United States Navy. The brief pointed out there was no legal evi dence whatsoever to sustain the charge of mutiny and that the evi dence on the charge of a refusal to obey an order was in dispute and grave doubt. The obvious prejudi r HOT FACTS ... about a cold ; ' f Your New Electric Refrigerator Will Combine > ‘ l , Beauty, Quality, and Practical Convenience ..,} When industry again turns to peacetime production, a new electric refrigerator will come your way, bringing you all the proven advantages of electrical refrigeration for day-to-day storage—plus the zero temper ature compartment for long-time storage of frozen foods. You’ll be assured of low cost refrigerator operation . . . year after year of unfailing service . . . and unexcelled efficiency in keeping all kinds of food. That’s why an electric refrigerator is worth waiting for! 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By CoIITeri FOR “BIG THREE’’ Berlin, Germany — Radiophoto — Soundphoto—Giant poster portraits of President Truman, Marshal Stalin and Prime Minister Churchill look down from a building in Berlin on Berliners hauling household goods in ’lire Slip On a steep hill, either going up or down, tire slip is greater and it is not possible to get high tread mile age even with the most carefeil driving. kiddie wagons. The posters are part of the decorative scheme for the meeting of the “Big Three” in the German capital on July 19th. Presi dent Truman left the U. S. on Satur day, July 7th by ship for his rendez vous with Stalin and Churchill. QUADRUPLET CALVES Dyer, Ky.—Little Eva is the proud mother of quadruplets bom on the farm of C. D. Lucas. Little Eva. 7. and her husband, Adam, 2, are pur* bred Hereford stock. The event of quadruplets among cattle are as un usual as among humans or about once in every 850,000 births. This photo shows farmer Lucas with Little Eva and her offsprings. TAKE OVER FOR HERO BROTHER Pipe Creek, Texas—Rosa Lee, 19, and Irene Schmidt, 20, are shown harvesting the 1945 bumper grain crop. When their brother, Chester Schmidt, former operator of the com bine, was killed in action while fight ing with the 84th Division in Ger many, Chester’s two sisters took over the harvest work. The girls are doing a man-sized job with the help of the self-propelled Clipper Combine, made at Racine, Wis., from as early as 7 o’clock in the morning until midnight or later. REV. WAGNER, VETERAN MISSIONER, DIES A veteran of 37 years in mission work in Omaha, in which he fed and housed the needy, the Reverend Alex ander Wagner, 87, died Monday aft ernoon, July 2nd at his home, 1512 North 26th Street. The Reverend Mr. Wagner founded his first Peoples Mission at 10th and Capitol Streets, thirty years ago, where he fed and cared for hundreds of people. Twenty-seven years ago he founded the Interdenominational Peo- ' pies Mission Church of Divinity, 1710 North 26th Street where he contin I ued his work and never turned any one away. Not until last year did the Rev. Mr. Wagner relinquish active , leadership ot his church, turning over | the pastorship to the able Rev. Wil j liam Farmer. Rev. Wagner is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Ida Belle Nubin, Omaha, son, Mr. Roy Wagner, Kan i I Rev. E. L. Cooper, pastor ot the Loving Four Baptist Tabernacle Church of New Orleans, La., is the house guest of his parents, Rev. and Mrs. Raymond Cooper. He is accom panied by his recent bride, Mrs. H. V. Hayes Cooper of Pensacola, Fla. Rev. Cooper is conducting a soul saving campaign at the Paradiso Bap tist Church, Rev. C. C. Adams, pastor, beginning July 15-July 27. The public is invited to attend these services. The saved as well as the unsaved. “I was glad when they said unto me, ‘Let us go into the house of the Lord.’ ” Hastings, Oswego, N. Y. and Lt. John S. MeCollom, of Trenton, Mo., drink ice cream sodas and milk at Hamil _ ton Field, Cal. - Hairy Stars For many years comets were termed “hair stars” or "steHae cometae” and considered omens of ill luck. I , B A B Y, r.y »ium TODAY! ! THE OMAHA C4iL GUIDE I " HA-0800 GOOD READING, the Crosstown § ( TA ATTENTION f ^ou can get hand tailored suite ^ m and slacks designed to ts’ dresses. 1 ^ an expeSed UdvyTaiIPerS°na^ V Specialize in stout figures' Men jt .,We f general repair work done * wf Ladles I in Tailored shirts 6 also Specia1' ( on5?ble L‘ ^dlia°is, Proprietress 1 ~ 2022 NORTH 24th STREET— . £ .THREE O'CLOCK ... * AND I HAVEN'T SLEPT A WINK" WAKEFUL NIGHTS-how the time drags! Minutes seem like hours, we worry over things done and left undone. After such a night, we get up in the morning more tired than when we went to bed. Nervous Tension causes many a wakeful night and wakeful nights are likely to cause Ner vous Tension. 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Sugar Consumption The consumption of sugar in Cuba in the last two decades, as officially estimated, has net ex ceeded 177,000 short tons, or only about 6 per cent of Cuban annual production during recent years. Small Turkeys Some of the small-type turkeys, recently developed by the poultry scientists of the U. S. department of agriculture, are proving to be ex cellent layers. Records of the bureau of animal industry show that, during 1944, one turkey hen bred at the Beltsville (Md.) research center laid 211 eggs and another 206 eggs. Av erage turkeys normally lay from 40 to 60 eggs during the spring months and few, if any, during the remainder of the year.